The status and role of agriculture in Átány

Abstract

During village-research camps - besides many other topics - the role of agriculture as an endogenous competitive factor in long time local development is permanently analyzed. After introducing the short history of the agriculture in Átány, this chapter focuses on the role of the sector in the current situation and further development possibilities of Átány based on the results of secondary and mainly primary research (questionnaires among residents and in-depth interviews with the main local actors). Overall, we found that the loss of the role of agriculture is a continuing trend in the settlement, and behind the disappearance of backyard farming (as a general rural phenomenon) there are general and some specific local factors. The presence of full-time farming is low, while only a few young people continue agricultural production. The elements related to agriculture of the so-called Átány model explored during our earlier research can still be found, and the community role of agriculture can still be seen through them.